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French Recipes

Oh la la... check out these favorite French Recipes! From easy peasy to super fancy, great French cooking is just a recipe away.

A serving dish with meat, carrots and pearl onions in a white sauce.

Blanquette De Veau • Veal Stew

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By Francine Lizotte
With a creamy and rich sauce, this is the perfect French dish to serve for ...

Salade De Pommes De Terre (french Potato Salad)

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By Chef Potpie (Laurel)
This is one of my forgotten recipes from the 80s that I fished out of ...
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French Onion Soup Burgers

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By Chef Potpie (Laurel)
A burger that tastes like French Onion soup! YUM! .
(7 ratings)
So yummy

French Essentials: Daube De Boeuf (stew Of Beef)

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By Andy Anderson !
This is my variation of a classic Daube de Boeuf Provencal. I have made several ...
A pile of French fries on a serving plate with some ketchup next to it.

French Fries

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By Francine Lizotte
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, these are better than the ones ...
This creamy Quiche Lorraine is flavor packed with crisp bacon, sauteed onions and slightly salty nutty gruyere cheese.  For a quick and almost effortless quiche start with a ready made frozen pie crust.

Quiche Lorraine

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By Beth Pierce
This scrumptious Quiche Lorraine is loaded with crispy bacon, gruyere cheese and sweet sauteed onions ...

Slow Cooker Beef Burguignon

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By Amy H.
Fun Beef Fact: The United States and Brazil are the top beef producing countries in ...
Steamed mussels in a bowl along with a lemon wedge and a slice of bread.

Moules Marinière

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By Francine Lizotte
Elegant and quick & easy to make, this classic recipe is so tasty and can ...

French Onion Chicken

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By Barbara Lentz
Yummy cheesy chicken
A bowl of Cassoulet.

Cassoulet

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By Sheila Nakata
This is a French-inspired white bean and meat stew. Pronounced cas-sue-lay. I found this recipe ...
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Scrambled eggs on English muffins garnished with chives and raspberries.

Creamy French Eggs

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By Francine Lizotte
Moist, rich and decadent, this is a delicious way to enjoy French-style scrambled eggs!
Feather light and delicious!

Vanilla Meringues (quick & Easy)

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By Family Favorites
Another of my grandmother's recipes that she taught her culinary students. Out of all the ...
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Baked Brie is always a hit when entertaining.  This winning combination of cranberries, walnuts, rosemary and honey is easy, elegant and flavorful.  Bake some today and impress your friends and family.

Baked Brie

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By Beth Pierce
Never in the history of appetizers has there been a more elegant or easier recipe ...
Strawberry Chocolate Eclair Fantasy ready to be sliced.

Strawberry Chocolate Eclair Fantasy

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By Brandi Kirkpatrick
I whip out this dessert to impress company. However, it does require some setting time, ...
(23 ratings)
This easy yet elegant French Fondant Potatoes are tender baked with crispy edges in a buttery stock mixture with fresh herbs.  The end result is over the top tasty spuds along with truly aromatic pleasures.

Fondant Potatoes

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By Beth Pierce
These easy yet elegant Fondant Potatoes are browned and then baked in creamy butter and ...
So yummy

Mushroom Essentials: Duxelles

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By Andy Anderson !
Duxelles (pronounced duck-sell) is a French mushroom base that is used in many recipes. For ...
Sinful Chocolate Mousse with whipped cream and chocolate.

Sinful Chocolate Mousse

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By Bill Wesley
Even in restaurants, chocolate mousse seems to be nothing more than chocolate pudding. This recipe ...
(2 ratings)
A small bowl filled with mushroom paste with a few whole mushrooms in the background with crackers.

Duxelles

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By Francine Lizotte
It’s definitely a delicious versatile condiment. This mushroom paste can be added to many different ...
This delectable family favorite easy French Toast recipe comes together in less than fifteen minutes making it the ideal comfort food breakfast.

French Toast

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By Beth Pierce
This scrumptious French Toast Recipe brings fresh brioche bread, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground ...

Mussel, White Wine, & Garlic Cream Soup

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By Barbara Lentz
Good with some crusty bread
A couple croquettes on a blue serving plate.

Turkey Croquettes

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By Francine Lizotte
Creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside, these are full of flavor. A ...
Perfectly proportioned, delicious, pretty and easy these Duchess Potatoes are perfect for your holiday celebrations and dinner parties.  Your guests will so impressed with your elegance.

Duchess Potatoes

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By Beth Pierce
Duchess Potatoes are little fancy bundles of mashed potatoes that are piped, brushed with butter ...
Rich flavor created in under two hours (instead of two days) with the Instant Pot. Served with homemade sourdough bread. Also topped with homemade sourdough croutons instead of a slice of French bread, then shredded Gruyere/Emmentaler and broiled to melt.

Instant Pot French Onion Soup

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By Kristin Flannery
Create rich flavors in under two hours instead of two days by using the Instant ...
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